Your support helps us provide free and accessible music education, mentorship, and live performance opportunities for students, while using music to bring joy and connection to seniors across Boston.
The Student Music Project is a community-driven nonprofit rooted in the daily jam sessions at Wally’s Cafe Jazz Club. Since 2005, we’ve created welcoming spaces where students learn directly from working musicians, young artists build confidence through live performance, and seniors experience connection through music and shared meals.
Your support allows us to keep these programs accessible, artist-led, and deeply connected to the communities we serve.
Youth Music Education
Supporting student-led jam sessions, workshops, and seminars that provide real-world learning beyond the classroom.
Senior Music & Lunch Program
Combating social isolation by bringing live music, shared meals, and intergenerational connection to senior communities.
Community Jam Sessions
Preserving the tradition of open jazz jam sessions as a living classroom for the next generation of musicians.
Every contribution—large or small—directly supports our programs. Monthly donations help us plan consistent programming and expand our reach.
Suggested Giving Levels:
$25 – Supports student instruments and supplies
$50 – Helps provide lunch for seniors
$100 – Supports a live jam session
$250 – Funds a youth workshop or seminar
$500+ – Sponsors a full community music session
Program sponsors play a vital role in sustaining our work. Sponsorships help fund youth education, senior engagement, and free public jam sessions while aligning your organization with a respected cultural institution.
Sponsor Benefits Include:
Recognition on our website and promotional materials
Acknowledgment at live events and jam sessions
Opportunities for community engagement and visibility
We welcome partnerships with businesses, foundations, and institutions that believe in music as a tool for education, equity, and community wellness.
Support can include:
Program underwriting
Event sponsorship
In-kind donations (meals, equipment, services)
Matching gift programs
Program sponsors play a vital role in sustaining our work. Sponsorships help fund youth education, senior engagement, and free public jam sessions while aligning your organization with a respected cultural institution.
Sponsor Benefits Include:
Recognition on our website and promotional materials
Acknowledgment at live events and jam sessions
Opportunities for community engagement and visibility